Posted by Jon​​I laughed aloud the other week when driving in Ireland with Emma. She’d phoned one of Dublin’s top restaurants to try to book a table for my birthday, which falls on 28th December. (Following the principle established by my friend Sarah, who’s also my PA, I’ll be 36 again this year!).

​She asked whether they were open between Christmas and New Year, and the response was just perfect:

“Jesus, God, no; I can’t think of anything worse.”

I hope your bosses think the same way when it comes to proposal centres working over the festive season, and that you have a good break.